- Elevation
- 165 m
- Tallest summit within 19.7 miles
- Quirauk Mountain654 m · 15.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic National Road - Marylandon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 39.5083, -77.6528
Boonsboro Museum of History is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded 165 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Monument, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it.
town in Washington County, Maryland, United States
Dates from 1792.
Wikidata Q756468, matched on coordinates and name (93 m apart).
- Elevation
- 165 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Boonsboro Museum of History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNE 30° | 654 m | 15.0 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NE 46° | 572 m | 13.9 mi |
| Salamander Rock | ENE 62° | 562 m | 10.0 mi |
| High Rock | NNE 28° | 559 m | 14.7 mi |
| Black Rock | NNE 33° | 549 m | 5.4 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NE 40° | 538 m | 4.5 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | SSE 161° | 536 m | 4.4 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | SSE 162° | 536 m | 4.4 mi |
- On the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
- On the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 5.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Washington Heritage TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- White Rocks · 4 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 6 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 9 mi
- Stone Fort · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Washington Monument: 1.7 mi
- World War 1: 2.6 mi
- Stonewall Regiment: 3.2 mi
- Reno Monument: 3.2 mi
- NC 13th Infantry Memorial: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Monument Knob: 1.7 mi
- Short Hill: 2.2 mi
- Pine Knob: 3.8 mi
- Devils Backbone: 3.9 mi
- Lambs Knoll: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 45
- Lock 40: 6.9 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 8.0 mi
- Antietam Creek Aqueduct: 8.0 mi
- Lock 39: 8.2 mi
- Lock 38 Path: 9.3 mi
Museums: 38
- Civil War Medical Museum: 4.0 mi
- Pry House Field Hospital Museum: 4.0 mi
- Washington County Rural Heritage Museum: 4.9 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield Visitors Center: 5.4 mi
- MARC Nature Center: 6.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 2.9 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 3.0 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 11.7 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Old Dam Waterfall: 5.8 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Harmony Grove: 14.0 mi
- Tartown: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Beach Front: 17.7 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 22.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Boonsboro · 0 mi
- Sharpsburg · 6 mi
- Middletown · 7 mi
- Hagerstown · 10 mi
- Shepherdstown · 10 mi
- Washington County · 11 mi
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